Petition · past parliament
Help Melanie Shaw. Wrongly imprisoned.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Melanie Shaw, child abuse whistle blower. Started Operation Daybreak. Now being subject to acts of injustice and wrongly imprisoned.
http://www.britishconstitutiongroup.com/article/why-we-must-never-forget-melanie-shaw
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We cannot accept your petition in its current form as it does not include a clear action for either the UK Government or Parliament. Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
In any case, we cannot accept petitions regarding criminal investigations or prosecutions, because the police and Director for Public Prosecutions are operationally independent.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission, not the Government or Parliament, conducts independent investigations of the police. You can find out more about the IPCC, including how to make a complaint, here:
https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/complaints
The Government and Parliament are also not responsible for releasing people from prison. You could ask the Government to advise the Monarch to exercise the prerogative of mercy.
In any case, we cannot accept petitions regarding criminal investigations or prosecutions, because the police and Director for Public Prosecutions are operationally independent.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission, not the Government or Parliament, conducts independent investigations of the police. You can find out more about the IPCC, including how to make a complaint, here:
https://www.ipcc.gov.uk/complaints
The Government and Parliament are also not responsible for releasing people from prison. You could ask the Government to advise the Monarch to exercise the prerogative of mercy.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Nov 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.